Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Solids, liquids and gases

Solids, liquids and gases — practice question

The boiling point of sodium is $890\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. What occurs to sodium atoms as the temperature of a sodium sample falls from $950\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $900\,^{\circ}\text{C}$?

  • AThe atoms move more quickly and bonds are formed.
  • BThe atoms move more quickly and bonds are neither broken nor formed.
  • CThe atoms move more slowly and bonds are formed.
  • DThe atoms move more slowly and bonds are neither broken nor formed.

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